I speak to Matt about his wonderful collection of old (retro?) computers but also all about the challenges of defining an ethical framework for algorithms, and what we can do to understand this tricky area.
The ‘space economy’ is a legal and literal vacuum for investors
The looming SpaceX IPO has put the spotlight firmly on the so-called ‘space economy’, but asset owners have been urged to exercise caution about investing in a sector that still resembles the wild west, with no legal or governance framework to protect capital. That’s not to say money will not be made, but it might not be in the areas investors first expect.
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Reversal of investment themes demands investors change their assumptions
Investors are currently facing the end of uncertainty around assumptions they have made for decades, and need to shore up their portfolios with greater inflation protection, more active management, and by fostering innovation, according to chief strategist at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Nick Chamie who spoke to Amanda White in the Fiduciary Investors Series
Brunel’s responsible investment expertise helps cut management fees
Brunel is saving almost four times the costs it incurs thanks to the management fees it is able to negotiate because of its responsible investment expertise. It’s making cost savings of £34 million per year, two years ahead of its initial target of saving £27.8 million a year by 2025.
Return targets a challenge due to high inflation, low risk premiums
High inflation and low risk premiums are making it difficult for asset owners to meet their return targets, according to the investment heads of several major global funds who participated in the 2023 CIO Sentiment Survey.
OPTrust: Why liquidity is central to risk management
As SVB has just discovered - and UK pension funds were sharply reminded last year - every financial crisis is essentially a liquidity crisis. It's why Peter Lindley, president and chief executive of $25 billion OPTrust, one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, puts liquidity management front and centre.
Cross-checking data, wringing necks: the ESG journey
Making a portfolio more resilient to climate change, and playing a role in decarbonising the real economy, requires a range of creative solutions to complex problems, along with a good measure of determination, said a panel of leaders driving ESG efforts at GIC, New Zealand Super and APG.
Investors need better ways to measure and integrate ESG outcomes
Returns have been disconnected with the social returns of ESG-related and impact investments, leading to confusion around different targets and how to integrate them into an investment framework. A case study demonstrates how investors can better allocate their capital by explicitly incorporating impact preference and returns into portfolio theory.
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